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Aug 2020
39m 43s

Apologies to Melo, Injuries to Isaac and...

THE ATHLETIC
About this episode

Point of Contention: A Debate Show with Ethan Strauss and Marcus Thompson, moderated by Zach Harper.

 

- Isaac and Jaren Jackson Jr suffer big knee injuries. Is the bubble working?

- Should the bubble put an end to coaches in suits?

- Why isn't the NBA releasing the testing results of non-players?

- Houston needs to apologize to Carmelo Anthony

- The WNBA players wearing shirts against Loeffler

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